With the grace of mysterious timing,
pregnancy ends and birth begins.
We do not understand what starts the dynamic process of labor,
yet the wisdom of two bodies, mother and babe know.

The uterus, strongest muscle in the human body, contracts with absorbing persistence.
In giving herself to the power, birthing woman opens fully, instincts accurate and ancient.
Intensity from this enormous effort stretches consciousness beyond language,
to a borderland marked by relentless emotional and physical sensations.
Doubt that she can do this mighty work,
and determination that ‘Yes’ she will, are both true.

Family and friends give comforting words of encouragement,
and touch her with love. Care providers offer their skill and expertise.
These sustain birthing woman in the
solitary work that only she can do.

Excerpt from Brought to Earth by Birth

The Hebrew word for womb is rechem, which also means compassion.  Our first home is the womb of compassion.

Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, Christmas. Wishing you blessings of life and love in this shared season of celebration and thankfulness…Harriette

“Buds”

Cameras do not take beautiful, poignant, awesome, humorous,
tender, wondrous, timeless, take your breath away photographs.

But people do. This means you!

Here are a few suggestions for photographing with your own insights.
Future posts will have more. Please visit again.

• Begin with the curiosity and innocence of children.
  Be the child you once were, and still are.

• See the familiar for the first time.

• Discover the new again and again.

• Experience yourself creating a photograph.

Tell me, what do you see?

Here’s More . . .
The photographer is my granddaughter
Easton Morgan getting ready to photograph
her newborn sister McKenna. I brought her this
instamatic camera from a resale shop when
I came from Ann Arbor to the Colorado
Rockies to photograph McKenna’s birth.